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Tuesday,
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Saturday,
Saturday,
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10th March.
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Friday,
Friday, 2nd March.
16th March.
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M.M.
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES",
MAIL AND CARGO STEAMERS TO AND FROM MARSEILLES, DUNKIRK, U.K. HAMBURG & ROTTERDAM.
From Marseilles
PORTHOS...
.28th Feb.
PAUL LECAT .13th Mar. ANDRE LEBON ...27th Mar. CHENONCEAUX.10th Apr,
From Dunkirk, Antwerp, London
YALOU (Cargo) 28th Feb. D. P. BENOIT (Cargo) 24th Mar,
For Shanghai, Japan and North
China
THE CHINA MAIL,
SHIPPING
LOCAL SHIPPING.
TO-DAY'S REPORT AND DEPARTURES,
THIS MORNING'S RETURN,
The arrivals of vessels recorded
at the Harbour Office this morning (Feb. 22) are as follows: Bri- tish vessels: 4 Chinese and 4 Jap anese vessels; 2 Norwegian vessels; 1 French and 1 Swedish vessel.
The cargo imported by the above number of vessels altogether total 13,471 tons, most of which is gon- eral merchandise. To this total, the 4 British vessels, contributed
906 tona.
The through Hong Kong cargo tonnage amounts to 18,185 tons 3,445 tons being shipped by British vesacla.
SECTION.
YANGTSZE RUN.
.' RETURNING TO NORMAL
CONDITIONS.
FEWER SHIPS OPERATED.
A condition which may be dea-
PIRATES IN NORTH.
TWO ENCOUNTERS WITH WARSHIPS.
JAPANESE SHIP RETAKEN
Shanghai, Feb. 13. Message reaching here from Teingino statos:-Two Japanese warships "Tsubak!" and "Taushi ma," acting in concert with a Chinese gunboat, are now surround- ing the "Kaitau Maru" which is in the hands of pirates."
The pirates throaten to kill all
cribed as approaching the normal the Japanese sallurs who are held on the Lower Yangtsze is indicated as hostages, if the warships take vigorous measures, They are re- in the return to the old schedule of stopping at the miner non-Treaty questing the warships, to let them escape, but the Japanese warships ports between Shanghai and Han lend no ear to the request of the kew, by the China Navigation Co. pirates. and Indo-China 8. N. Co.
Warcraft in Action.
The "Kaitau Maru" is owned by Since interruption of shipping a the Kaitsu & Co., a Japanese trans- year ago, ships belonging to these portation company in Tsingtao, and companies had been in the habit of is a ship of 2.000 tons. stopping only at the Treaty ports on the run, and such minor ports as Anking (capital of Anhui), Tatung. According to an announcement etc., were not called at. With the published by the local Japanese resumed schedule, however, pas naval agent, the destroyer "Tau- sengers only are taken on, and no bakl," which was despatched by the cargo. In other respects, too, in Commander-in-Chief of the Second- formation gleaned from local ship-Japanese Foreign Service Squadron ping offices shows that the lower for subjugation of pirates, discover- river service, from Shanghai Ho ed the Japanese steamer "Kaltsu Hankow, is practically on its old Maru", which is in the hands of status. It should be borne in mind, pirates, at a point 12 miles north. however, that not more than two-east of Kuanghan at 12,30 p.m. thirds of the usual number of ships on February 12.
Of these above figures, the best return for to-day is by the 8.8 "Caravelles" (French) from Sal gon,-M.M. 3,248 tons general' cargo for Hong Kong.
The highest through cargo (for ports beyond) was recorded by 8.8. "Welh" (Swedish) from Vladi- vostock, Shanghai, Swayne & Hoyt 6,725 tons general cargo operating upon this run are in use! As the pirates, firing rifles (through).
on the river at the present time, a furiously, offered stubborn resist- The passenger list for to-day is aetatement which applies to ship-ance to the Japanese warship and as follows:-680 Asiatic deck pasping in general on the Lower Yang- attempted to flee, the Japanese war- sengers:
European cabin. tsze. 41
ship replied to the firing and ad- vised the pirates to surrender. But, Total 671.
The departure of vessels recorded to-day, altogether total 22 vessels, 8 British and 7-Chinese figuring prominently in the list...
Shipping Aberact.
Іл
Above Hankow-"Chaotic."
Of interest to travellers making the piratea, relying upon the fact frequent trips to Hankow is the that they are holding six Japanese recently installed service by the sailors as hostages, are continuing Indo-China S.N.C., of an "Inter- their resistance with desperation. mediate" class, which provides Searchlights Trained.
Arrivals Departures Fort. ample satisfaction at considerably At 5.30 o'clock the same after- reduced rates. One way fare to noon, the coast-defence ship "Tsu- Hankow in the intermediate class shima" arrived at the scene to as- cabin is now, $35, or $70 returnsist her consort. As the night fell passage, while a first-class cabin before the matter could be settled, costs $66 one way and $100 for the two Japanese warships kept return.
their searchlights trained on the
British
4
8
+22
Japanese 4
3
10
Norwegian 2
9
Chinese
4
7
13
French
1
.1
2
American 0
0
Swedish
1
0
Dutch
0
.28th Feb. .13th Mar. .27th Mar. 10th Apr.
Portuguese 0 Panama
1
16
6-1
For Shanghai and Japan'
PORTHOS PAUL LECAT ANDRE LEBON CHENONCEAUX
For Marseilles
G. METZINGER SPHINX PAUL LECAT ANDRE LEBON
.28th Feb.
.18th Mar. 10th Apr. .24th Apr.
BURNT AT STONECUTTERS.
For Rotterdam, Hamburg, Dunkirk
·LT. ST. LOUBERT BIE
(Cargo). th Feb.
YALOU (Cargo) 28th Feb. D. P. BENQIT (Cargo) 24th Mar.
For full Particulars, apply to:-
YANG TSE
(Cargo) 1st week Mar,
Cic. des MESSAGERIES MARITIMES,
8, QUEEN'S BUILDING,
Telephones: C: 661 and 740.--
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If conditions on the lower part pirate-ship all night long so as to of the river are improving rapidly, prevent her escape.
the same cannot be said of middle The "Kaltsu Maru" is unable to and upper river conditions. Above move. It seems that the pirates Hankow the situation" continues to have destroyed the engines-of-the be chaotic. About one-half the ship. It is said that the 'pirates" usual number of ships are in opera-base of operation is located at tion above Hankow to Ichang, and "Kuanshan."-Toho.
not more than one-fourth, if so many, on the upper reaches from CONSIGNEES" NOTICE. Ichang to Chungking.
A
in
Consignees of Cargo ox 6.5. Convoy Service, The Royal Naval Armament De-
institut- "Sphinx" are reminded to send in convoy service, pot state in a notification to the ed December, provided all claims to the Agont before Harbour Master, that some un- once a week for British shipa mak February 24 or they will not be re serviceable cordite will be burnt at ing the run from Hankow to cognlaed. Stonecutters Rifle Range on the Ichang. While this. has provided morning of Friday next, 24th Inst.
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the necessary protection in the bandit-infested and disbanded solcently, Japanese steamship dier area, on this stretch of the panies have stopped their upper Yangtaze free movements of ships river service, also. Previously, are restricted and this they had carried an armed guard entails a consequent restriction af and the fear now is that to continue trade on the
river. to do so in the existing circum- middle
de- stances could result only in some Moreover, trade in this area
condi- kind of "incident," which it is their pends largely upon trade tions on the upper river where it intention to avoid. In consequence can be said that conditions are so they have stopped their service. chaotle as to make movement of cargoes practically nil.
Bandits.
Non-Existent.
Another branch of the river, which in normal times is the scene Conditions at Shasi and vicinity of a flourishing shipping trade, are best described in the report of branching off from
Hankow to
Az
n representative of a local shipping Changsha, now shows trade prac- company with bandits of the tically non-existent. A few tugs Heighbourhood. The bandits' ad- and lighters are being used owing! vice included the text of a letter to the low water at this time of the raceived by him from this agent to year, which is always a recurrent reply forthwith to their demands as factor in navigation of the Yang- to how much silver it was the prac- teze, and which prevents adequate tice of his company to ship in their protection by gunboats, such steamers from Shanghai to Han- can be given on the middle river. kow, in what ships was the alluring Tugs and lighters have been press. cargo to be found, together with ed into service on the middle river. dates of sailing and sundry items also, but the present convoy system to enable them more easily to fall has curtailed, somewhat, the neces upon their coveted prey. Failure sity for this. Moreover, a report to comply with their naive request comes to hand of a tug and lighter would, the bandita assured the captured around Changlin by ban- agent, result in a "spectacular" dits who demanded a "foreigner"
As for holding to`ransom. demonstration on their part.
for the foreign gunboats, the ban- dits continued, they could be used to frighten the "people," but could not intimidato "are," the latter presumably referring to the rifles of the signatory warriors.
Military Commandeering. Details as to how the reply was to be sent, posted on a godown with a. set of signals Indicating the number of thousands of dollars in allver, which might be expected, to arrive into their eager grasp, were also included in the letter for the agent's "edification. With bandits of the foregoing' kind on the ram- page in this district, it peeds no explanation to state that the im portant cotton. trade at Shast has come to a standstill, also. With reference to the upper Yangtze, a report, reaching. Shanghai shows that during recent weeks, 16] steamers have been commandeered] by the military for use as transport of troops and supplies
Indiscriminate Usage.dwi Three of these ships are the pro- perty of the Yangtze Rapids Steamship Co, the report state, and one of the ships, all of which were forced to make the run when the waten was too low for their draft, had to bet beached in consequence of this indiscriminate usage. |863(Continued on nett Column).
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